📆 Register now for our upcoming #HealthLaw Symposium, "A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy," exploring the immense challenges facing the field under the Trump administration & focusing on what can be done to strengthen vaccine policy in our current climate and in the years to come.

We are so grateful to have @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social here engaging in this important work!

Now published in @uchilegalforum.bsky.social -- Vaccines for Pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 for H5N1 and Beyond (with Alison McCarthy, SLU LAW '25) legal-forum.uchicago.edu/sites/defaul... cc: @slulaw.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @ciclslulaw.bsky.social

Attending #AALS2026? Kelly Gilespie will be speaking at today's 1 p.m. Biolaw session on Vaccine Skepticism along with Bonnie Maldonado, Charlotte Moser, Jordan Paradise and Dorit Reiss. #healthlaw @kellygillespie.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social @doritreiss.bsky.social

Check out our article, "Combination-Only Approvals as a Barrier to Affordable HIV Care," in this week's issue of @jama.com: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @portalresearch.org @dartmouthchem.bsky.social

We are deeply grateful for our community of colleagues, alumni, and friends who make this work possible. Wishing you a season of rest and renewal, as we look ahead to another year of advancing health law together.

The SLU Center for Health Law Studies announces the 38th annual #HealthLaw Symposium "A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy" to be held Friday, March 27, 2026 in person at Scott Hall & via Zoom. Free to register: forms.gle/D9CSFpyLymxs... @slu-official.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

Nice review of my AJLM article with Joseph DaVault (@slulaw.bsky.social '24) on lab grown meat www.theregreview.org/2025/12/17/a... via @theregreview.bsky.social cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

New issue of the SLU Law Journal of Health Law & Policy examining nursing homes, health justice, and equity is out now. Featuring expert analysis of long-term care regulation, COVID-era failures, and what comes next. scholarship.law.slu.edu/jhlp/ cc: @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social

🚨NEW🚨 in @jama.com: Combination-Only Approvals as a Barrier to Affordable #HIV Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Glad to see it published on #WorldAIDSDay! An important reminder of the work that still needs to be done.

Fast start to the @empowermissouri.bsky.social anti- #poverty advocates summit with @techtonicjustice.bsky.social! @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

Grateful to Prof Rebecca Haw Allensworth for her talk today, “The Licensing Racket,” which explored how licensing boards, full of subject-matter experts but often lacking regulatory perspective, can, in the pursuit of a “more professional profession,” engage in practices that limit access to care.

Policies shape health. Now we can measure how. The PIPH Project, co-led by Prof. Heather Walter-McCabe, has released the first dataset tracking U.S. conversion therapy laws. Read more: www.slu.edu/law/news/202... @profwaltermac.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @templelegalepi.bsky.social

There is still time to register to join us next week for Professor Haw Allensworth’s talk!

Join us (in person or via Zoom!) on Mon., Nov. 3, @ Noon CT as Prof Haw Allensworth of Vanderbilt University Law School presents The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong. Register: forms.gle/M2LqqNer8ReA... @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social

Thought-provoking talk today by @umichlaw.bsky.social Professor @sbagen.bsky.social on his experiences in public service and his ideas for "Reconstructing the Public Health State" On behalf of @slulaw.bsky.social and @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social, thank you for joining us!

There is still time to register to join us (in person or via Zoom) on Monday as we welcome Prof Bagenstos to SLU Law! @sbagen.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social

Prof Heather Walter-McCabe (@profwaltermac.bsky.social) will present at IU McKinney’s Virtual Grand Rounds on medical evidence in court challenges to anti-LGBTQ policies on Thurs. Oct 2 at 1 p.m. EDT. Register for the webinar here: mckinneylaw.iu.edu/events/curre...

Looking forward to "Fireproofing the FDA: Power, Politics, and Public Health" tomorrow! I will be on the last panel of the day: "Repairing the FDA." Kudos to @medlawdan.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social for organizing! cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

Very excited for this!

Please join us (in person or via Zoom) as we welcome our next Distinguished Speaker, Prof Samuel Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) of the University of Michigan Law School. His talk, "Reconstructing the Public Health State," will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 13. Register: forms.gle/TAbXnbB4GbJb...

This was such an *incredible* experience! And I’m so thankful to my readers, mentors, and fellow scholars for all they did to make for an unforgettable weekend.

Wow, the 2025 Health Law Scholars Workshop is officially in the books! @davidasimon.bsky.social @benjaminabarsky.bsky.social @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social

Please join us tomorrow as we welcome Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew (@daynamatthew.bsky.social) to SLU Law! There is still time to register to join us at Scott Hall: lnkd.in/gMJja-ui cc: @slu-official.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @gwu1821.bsky.social

Check out those new mugs! 👀 Thank you to our scholars and readers for making this such a wonderful, impactful workshop. We are so glad you are all here with us! @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social

Thrilled to be welcoming #healthjustice shero @daynamatthew.bsky.social -- especially because applications are due this week for our newest experiential offering: the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. Apply now, #SLULaw! @slulaw.bsky.social #medleg #healthlaw

Congrats to Rebekah King (3L) and Prof Sinha on their article "The Weight of Stigma" in the @cardozolaw.bsky.social Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice, which highlights how medical & social attitudes affect obesity treatment. We’re proud to see you shaping this critical convo in #HealthLaw!

We are pleased to host Dean @daynamatthew.bsky.social of @gwu1821.bsky.social Law School as our first speaker of the '25-26 year. Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's Health, will be held at noon, Tues., 9/23. Register online; hope to see you there! forms.gle/Ccm2u2m1oBmW...

Our Health Law students are hard at work, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to share their stories! Read more here: bit.ly/45AWlRn

Wed 8/13 @ Noon, @slulaw.bsky.social alum Natalie Kean @nataliekean.bsky.social, Director of Federal Health Advocacy at @justiceinaging.org, joins the webinar Medicaid Cuts in H.R.1 – Updates for Aging Advocates to break down changes to Medicaid & Medicare. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New on the @slulaw.bsky.social Summations Podcast, Prof @kellygillespie.bsky.social discusses: The Supreme Court's Impact on Health Care Access. We hope you will give this important wrap up a listen! www.slu.edu/law/podcast/...

Great time at #IPSC2025 in Geneva and #ATRIP2025 in Copenhagen! Presented collaborative work with Prof. Timo Minssen @ucph.bsky.social on the role of proportionality in the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for future pandemics. cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

Prof T. Stavroulaki in @petrieflomcenter.bsky.social today arguing in "The Antitrust Battle Against the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis" that "any anticompetitive agreement among employers that harms nurses’ wealth, harms their maternal health as well." petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/06/23/t...

Prof Sidney Watson is quoted in NPR discussing the history of Medicaid and its role in long-term care in a preview of new film Caregiving in America. Read the article: www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n... Read Professor Watson's article on the history of Medicaid: scholarship.law.slu.edu/faculty/201/

In Geneva for the IP Researchers Europe #IPRE conference! Looking forward to presenting early progress on a new project with Prof. Timo Minssen from CeBIL and the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, titled "Novel Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapeutics for Pandemics: A Call for Proportionality"

What a rave! Congrats to Prof Stavroulaki!

Professor Theodosia Stavroulaki is featured in Jotwell! Shubha Ghosh has identified her book Healthcare, Quality Concerns and Competition Law: A Systematic Approach as one of the best works of recent scholarship relating to International Law. Read the review at intl.jotwell.com/comparing-he...

Finishing up strong with Prof Michael Sinha’s educational and funny (*ask him about his Viagra tie when you see him next!) presentation on “Direct to Prescription Marketing: Constitutional, Regulatory, and Ethical Implications.” @drsinhaesq.bsky.social

“It’s time for a new framework: How do we move forward?” Asks Prof Heather Walter-McCabe in her presentation on “Medical Evidence and Legal Analysis in Court Challenges to Anti-LGBTQ Policies” during this impactful afternoon session of #HLPC25 Day 3. @profwaltermac.bsky.social

We’re not done yet! Two great afternoon sessions to go, with panels from our Profs @profwaltermac.bsky.social (starting now!) & @drsinhaesq.bsky.social (closing us out at 2:45 p.m.)

Prof Danielle Pelfrey Duryea, along with Rebecca Feinberg, Laura Hermer, Liz Kukura & Seema Mohapatra in the morning panel of this last day of #HLPC25 discussing: Law, Health, and Power: The Fight for Reproductive and Gender Justice in a Changing America @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social

We are so pleased to announce our 2025 #HealthLaw Scholars: ⭐️ @benjaminabarsky.bsky.social ⭐️ Alicia Gilbert ⭐️ @davidasimon.bsky.social @nusl.bsky.social ⭐️ @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social #HLPC25 @slulaw.bsky.social See you in St. Louis in September!

Professor Theodosia Stavroulaki finished up #HLPC25 Day 2 in a panel presenting her work on “Feminist Health Antitrust.” Now who’s ready to see some 🐧 🐧!

Center Director and Professor Kelly Gillespie presented this morning at #HLPC25 with one of our dearest #healthlaw friends, Professor Elizabeth Pendo, on “New Legal Strategies Against SUD Discrimination in Health Care.” @kellygillespie.bsky.social

First sessions of #HLPC25 Day 2 underway now with our own Professor Rob Gatter presenting his work on “Harnessing The Private Bar to Police Private Equity in Health Care.”

Panels with Profs Gillespie and Gatter coming up shortly. See you there! @kellygillespie.bsky.social

We’re ready for you!

Prof Kelly Gillespie was quoted today in a @washingtonpost.com article about the chilling effects of the Trump admin’s recession of “Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions when necessary to stabilize a patient’s health.” @kellygillespie.bsky.social